OK, thanksA wonderful guitar, congrats! Replacements for those tuners have been the subject of discussion for a while, but I don't believe anyone has found a drop-in replacement yet.
HiBeautiful guitar!
It looks like the bridge has shifted. I don't know what the problem is with the tuners but you can see the mark on the body where the bass side of the bridge must have been. That might help intonation.
Hi,That's a beauty, Ben. Good luck with the hunt.
Boy, I don't know about those tuners. Those are some weirdly-shaped plates for sure. Before replacing them, though, have you tried brushing the gears off with a nylon brush and then applying a tiny amount of tri-flow?
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I have not tried those, they might fit? Unfortulatelly they don't come with metal knobs:Does anybody know if there are tuners that fit without making new holes?
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I will do that when I change the strings next time.....
Cheers, Ben
Hi,As pointed out, the bridge is akimbo, and that will have you tuning, and retuning, and retuning, and it will never sound right as the guitar "is not in tune with itself".
Brush up on intonation, then intonate the high/low E strings as best you can, and the other strings will fall into place.
To move the bridge without marring the guitar, lift up on the strings on the side of the bridge you're moving, the whole process takes less than a minute.
You don't have to wait til changing the strings to clean/lube the tuners, you can do it anytime, and Triflow is your friend around old/new guitars. I highly recommend it.
Thanks a lot...I will check these tuners if they will fitI have not tried those, they might fit? Unfortulatelly they don't come with metal knobs:
Economy Open Gear 3+3 Tuners - StewMac
These inexpensive economy tuners are a quick and easy way to get that old clunker up and strummin' again.www.stewmac.com
Even better looking:
Fender's new 2022 Ukuleles (made in Indonesia) also is using those same tuners but even with the better looking oval metal buttons!
Another name "Golden Gate" (with better looking back plate):
DIXON is another brandname very often seen espacially in Europe and Asia:
Dixon SKG 366 acoustic guitar machine heads
Dixon SKG 366 acoustic guitar machine heads Machine heads for acoustic guitars. Chrome-plated 3 Left and 3 Right metal shafts and buttons gear 14:1camerton99.com
So lots of stores sell them in various versions under their own brandnames, you would just need to find out if the size fits and who sells the version with the Chrome knobs like Fender is using.
A couple of hours on Google search will for sure turn up the correct Dixon (or other brand) part number with the correct style buttons (As I like that Golden Gate or Dixon style baseplate much better).
Ralf
Keep us posted, vibroverb... I hope just a cleaning and some lube gets you back on track with the tuners. Else, maybe look into those tuners that Ralf pointed you at.. . .
I look if I can get the tri-flow somewhere here....
Mad scientist at work. I hope it does the trick!I will test it soon